This is her spot, and she loves it. You'll find her in front of Hobby Lobby next to the red kettle with a bell in hand. Vickie McGrew said she's going to miss it come Saturday when the Salvation Army's annual campaign ends.

"If we could have Christmas all through the year, I'd do it all over," she said.

McGrew has been working as a bell ringer since last month. She volunteered with the program a year ago and decided then that she wanted to do it again this Christmas.

She smiles, waves and says a jolly "Merry Christmas" to everyone she sees.

She enjoys getting to interact with the children and letting them ring her bell.

Sometimes, she'll hide the bell in her hand and pretend it's broken. When she sees a young child coming up to her post, she'll ask them if they can help her with her bell. They grab it from her hand and give it a firm shake. At that, McGrew praises them and thanks them for helping her "fix it."

"One little girl was so happy, she didn't want to give the bell back," she said smiling.

Hennessy Hunt also finds joy in the job when it comes to entertaining the children, or anyone else.

Standing outside of the Walgreens at Wadley Avenue and Midland Drive, he holds a bell in each hand and plays a version of "Jingle Bells." If a crowd forms near him, he'll get the onlookers involved and have the kids sing along.

Hunt came to Midland a few months ago from Dallas looking for a job in the oil field because he was told he could make almost double what he was earning in the Metroplex.

But after not finding work and living at the Salvation Army, he saw that the organization needed help and was hiring. He'd never been a bell ringer before but thought it would be something different. He started a week after the campaign kicked off.

He'll be leaving Saturday to head home to Dallas to spend the holidays with his family. He said being a bell ringer has been a learning experience.

Getting to learn about life and people in Midland, as well as meeting others from different nationalities, has been the thing Hunt has enjoyed the most.

"I like it. I'm in the Christmas spirit and they seem to be in the Christmas spirit too," he said.